#FlashBackFriday – May 2020

I missed posting on the first Friday for my favourite meme and decided to remedy that by posting now. This is a meme hosted by Kerry @Chat About Books. Along with the reviews, the changing worldwide situation is scattered amongst the posts and reading it now is almost surreal as it is with all the…

Knaves: A Blackguards Anthology

I wrote and rewrote this review before sitting down to do this post. I wanted to list all the authors and a word about all twenty of the stories but realised that it was not feasible. Each story in this collection is relatively short, and if I mentioned something about each, this review might actually…

The Two Lives of Penelope by Judith Vanistendael

In my effort to work my way through older books which I acquired quite a while ago, I am reading graphic novels again. This is one such book.It took me a while to get used to the art style, but the further I got into the narrative, it seemed best suited to narrate the story.…

The Deadly Truth (Dr. Basil Willing #3) by Helen McCloy

I have read and reviewed the previous two books of the series : here The book is still available to request on NetGalley I read the first two books of the series quite recently and was pleasantly surprised when I saw this particular instalment available. Since there are no particular references to the events of…

An Accidental Royal Kidnap (Royally Funny #1) by Paul Mathews

This was a very random book that I decided to pick up. The dialogues and sentences were constructed in a very entertaining manner. I would have enjoyed it more if not for some repetitive imagery that would have worked with just a mention instead of iterating multiple times in the book. This put me off…

The Suicide House (Rory Moore/Lane Phillips #2) by Charlie Donlea

I am really happy that WordPress finally brought back the tiny dot in the calendar which indicates scheduled and posted posts, which enables better planning I have read a book before by the author, but that did not grab my attention as much as this one did. I must admit I gravitated towards this, thanks…

Escape to the French Farmhouse by Jo Thomas

There are times when the predictable is what you want. When you begin a particular book, you know how things will turn out, barring a few surprises. This only works if the writing helps hold the story together and make you want to root for the characters. I liked this enough to look forward to…

The Case of the Perjured Parrot (Perry Mason #14) by Erle Stanley Gardner

I am currently on a spree of listening to the books of the series that are available to me. Just this year I have reviewed two others: Narrated by: Alexander Cendese As I work my way through the collection, the ones that I can get my hands on, Perry Mason continues to be an engaging read.…